Brazil vs Cook Islands: Life expectancy by sex
Brazil
78.98 years
in 2023
Cook Islands
79.05 years
in 2023
Brazil rank
116th
Cook Islands rank
114th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Brazil
- Cook Islands
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 79.05 years against 78.98 years in Brazil, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 116th and Cook Islands ranks 114th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Cook Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Cook Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.06 years | 44.59 years | 8.47 years | Brazil |
| 1960s | 57.47 years | 57.8 years | 0.3325 years | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 61.78 years | 67.74 years | 5.95 years | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 66.21 years | 69.9 years | 3.69 years | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 70.7 years | 71.49 years | 0.7884 years | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 75.01 years | 75.21 years | 0.1998 years | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 78.27 years | 77.83 years | 0.4412 years | Brazil |
| 2020s | 77.77 years | 78.67 years | 0.8958 years | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Brazil or Cook Islands?
- Cook Islands, at 79.05 years against 78.98 years in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Brazil and Cook Islands?
- 0.07 years, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Cook Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Cook Islands rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Brazil ranks 116th and Cook Islands ranks 114th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.